US embassy cable - 05DJIBOUTI802

S E C R E T DJIBOUTI 000802 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E, AF,AF/EX, CA/OCS, DS/DSS/IP/AF, DS/ITA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/14/2015 
TAGS: ASEC, CASC, DJ, PREL, PTER 
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI EAC MEETING OF AUGUST 14 
 
REF: TDX -31568726-04 
 
Classified By: RSO JEFFREY PURSELL 
 
 (U) CLASSIFIED BY TDY RSO JEFFREY PURSELL FOR REASON 1.5 C. 
 
1,  (S) POST CONVENED AN EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING 
ON AUGUST 14 TO REVIEW POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION CONTAINED 
IN REFERENCE.  MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CDA AND ATTENDED BY 
REPRESENTATIVES FROM RSO, USLO, ORA, NCIS. CJTF-HOA. 
 
2.  (S) EAC CONSENSUS WAS THAT ALTHOUGH THE THREAT COULD NOT 
BE DISMISSED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT REPORTING TO INDICATE 
AN ATTACK WAS IMMINENT OR THAT THE GROUP HAD MADE THE LEAP 
INTO THE FINAL STAGES OF PLANNING.  SOURCE OF INFORMATION WAS 
DESCRIBED AS NEW WHOSE CREDIBILITY COULD NOT YET BE 
ESTABLISHED.  THERE WAS ALSO NO HISTORICAL REPORTING 
REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF SIMILAR FUNDS TO INDICATE END 
USAGE. 
 
3.  (S) EAC WAS IN AGREEMENT THAT JIHADIST HAVE LONG 
CONSIDERED BOTH THE US MILITARY AND EMBASSY PRESENCE IN 
DJIBOUTI TO BE ATTRACTIVE TARGETS.  EAC AGREED THAT AS A 
PRECAUTION RSO WOULD ISSUE A GENERAL EMBASSY NOTICE WITHOUT 
MENTIONING ANY SPECIFIC THREAT INFORMATION REMINDING 
EMPLOYEES TO NOT SET PATTERNS, AVOID ROUTINES, AND CHANGE 
ROUTES AND TIMES.  RSO WILL ALSO SCHEDULE EMERGENCY DRILLS 
DURING BUSINES HOURS OF THE IMMINENT DANGER NOTIFICATION 
SYSTEM (DUCK AND COVER), SAFEHAVEN AND BOMB THREATS. 
 
4.  (S) EAC AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON AT THIS TIME TO 
ISSUE A REVISED TRAVEL ADVISORY OR WARDEN MESSAGE.  POST WILL 
CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALL FUTURE REPORTING RELATING TO THE 
THREAT AND RECONVENE AS NECESSARY.  REGARDS. 
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